Introduction

Terraria from Delta Networks has two product options. Vanilla and modded and depending on what version you have, depends on the steps to follow for updating your server.

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Prerequisites / Disclaimers

• Terraria client

• Terraria dedicated server

• Patience 🙏

Purpose

To update your server, or select a specific version for your game.

Procedures

Updating your vanilla server

1. Open your Game Panel

2. Stop your Terraria Server

3. Make a backup of your save - Learn more

4. Now we need to reinstall the server so it pulls the latest version again

   1. Go to Configuration → Server Actions

      
      

      
      
      

   2. Click Reinstall Server

      
      

      
      
      

   3. Wait.

   4. Start your server and see if your server is on the latest version

   5. Missing your save? Follow this guide to restore your save, assuming you made a backup per the steps earlier.

5. Done! ⭐

Specifying a specific version for your vanilla server

1. Open your Game Panel

2. Stop your Terraria Server

3. Make a backup of your save - Learn more

4. Navigate to the Left Sidebar → Startup Parameters page
   
   

   
   
   

5. On a new tab open this webpage

   1. > https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/Server#downloads

   2. Note the server versions listed. Pick one that’s 1.4.2.3 or greater. (1.0.6.1 or 1.1.2 will not work)

6. Go back to your Game Panel tab and paste the version in the Game Version box

   1. Note: If you change your mind, just set it back to latest
      
      

      
      
      

7. Now we need to set the server’s version for when you start the server next

   1. Go to Configuration → Server Actions
      
      

      
      
      

   2. Click Reinstall Server
      
      

      
      
      

   3. Wait.

   4. Start your server and see if your server is on the version you specified

   5. Missing your save? Follow this guide to restore your save, assuming you made a backup per the steps earlier.

8. Done! ⭐

Updating your tModLoader server

1. Open your Game Panel

2. Stop your Terraria Server

3. Make a backup of your save - Learn more

4. Now we need to reinstall the server so it pulls the latest version again

   1. Go to Configuration → Server Actions

      
      

      
      

      
      
      

   2. Click Reinstall Server

      
      

      
      

      
      
      

   3. Wait.

   4. Start your server and see if your server is on the latest version

   5. Missing your save? Follow this guide to restore your save, assuming you made a backup per the steps earlier.

5. Done! ⭐

Specifying a specific version for your tModLoader server

1. Open your Game Panel

2. Stop your Terraria Server

3. Make a backup of your save - Learn more

4. Fetch the version of tModLoader you want

   1. Go to the official github repo and look at the releases page

      1. > https://github.com/tModLoader/tModLoader/releases

      2. Follow the below GIF and paste the version tag into the tModloader Version field
         
         

         
         
         

5. Now we need to deploy the version to the server instance
   
   

   
   
   

6. Now we need to set the server’s version for when you start the server next

   1. Go to Configuration → Server Actions

      
      

      
      
      

   2. Click Reinstall Server

      
      

      
      
      

   3. Wait.

   4. Start your server and see if your server is on the version you specified
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      

   5. Missing your save? Follow this guide to restore your save, assuming you made a backup per the steps earlier.

7. Done! ⭐

Selecting your update channel for your tModLoader server

This one is a simple toggle. If you want to use the latest version instead of specifying a specific version, you can do this. But what if you want the latest preview build? Or the latest stable build?

1. Open your Game Panel

2. Stop your Terraria Server

3. Make a backup of your save - Learn more

4. Navigate to the Left Sidebar → Startup Parameters page
   
   

   
   
   

   
   

5. Make sure the version is latest
   
   

   
   
   

6. If you want the latest stable channel set the update channel to 1
   
   

   
   
   

7. If you want the latest preview channel set the update channel to 0
   
   

   
   
   

8. Now we need to reinstall the server so it pulls the latest version again

   1. Go to Configuration → Server Actions

      
      

      
      
      

   2. Click Reinstall Server

      
      

      
      
      

   3. Wait.

   4. Start your server and see if your server is on the version you specified
      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      

   5. Missing your save? Follow this guide to restore your save, assuming you made a backup per the steps earlier.

9. Done! ⭐

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